Spring is just around the corner. (If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.) Yes, it’s hard to believe when we have two week’s of below freezing low temperatures with “highs” in the low 30s. This is, however, Georgia and spring is scheduled to arrive on Thursday, March 20th. Clever Georgians are planning […]
Let’s start the New Year in a healthy way! Let’s hit the trails at Georgia’s state parks and join fun folks on a First Day Hike! Every one of our 40+ state parks has something special planned. If we start 2014 with healthy new habits, we have a better chance of going for a First […]
This December, our friends at Georgia’s State Parks have many special events and bargains for visitors. Cozy campfires and peaceful beauty are just two reasons you’ll enjoy visiting Georgia’s State Parks during winter. There are several specials to make a last-minute escape easy on your wallet. Dates and restrictions vary by park. Special Deals on Park Passes […]
First Day Hikes Start the Year Off Right! Got plans for New Year’s Day? Here’s an idea. Kill your TV, roll off the sofa, walk past the snacks and trash from New Year’s Eve and take a hike. All across America, state parks are inviting folks to celebrate nature and the New Year with a “First […]
Our friends at Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Division do more than straighten out crooks. When hunters are lost in the woods, for example, we call the Rangers to extricate them, safe and sound. This week’s Law Enforcement Report lists several of the ways Rangers made Georgia safe: Lost hunters found – Gordon […]
As it has four times already in 2013, the U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees at most of its day-use recreation sites. The fee waivers for the weekend of November 9-11, 2013, are in honor of the Veterans Day holiday weekend, in cooperation with other federal agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act. Day-use fees will […]
There’s good news out of Washington … for a change.The morons we elected to run the United States government waited until the last possible moment to fund America — temporarily — and allow federal agencies and services to reopen, including national parks. We’ll spare you all the details of the brinksmanship, in the fear it […]
Just because the goofballs in Washington cannot get along and (hello?) run the dang government, that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun romping and frolicking at Lake Allatoona’s Red Top Mountain State Park. As a state park — not a federal park — it’s not affected by the shutdown of the United States government. Georgia State Parks […]
Our federal government “shut down” at 12:01 AM on Tuesday, October 1, 2013. The temporary absence of funding for entities run by the federal government — including parks run by the Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) on Lake Allatoona — will shut down until funding resumes. We spoke with our friend, Deputy Public Affairs Officer with […]
Our creative friends at the Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Allatoona have come up with another clever idea. It’s a Facebook game they call, “WHERE AT THE LAKE IS BUDDY BEAVER???” Buddy Beaver will post a postcard on their Facebook page from somewhere at the lake. Kids can have fun trying to figure out where […]